Re: non-critical problem...

[Hans-Bernhard B. <br...@ph...>]

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Daniel J Sebald wrote:

> Rather than doing a full install, I built the latest tarball and decided 
> to just test it within the "src" subdirectory.  I realize "you're not 
> supposed to do that", but I ran across something a bit strange with the 
> "gnuplot_x11" terminal.  

That's exactly the reason you're not supposed to do that.  It's explained
in the INSTALL file (under "How to test gnuplot"), too.

> A couple things.  First, it might be nice if gnuplot would check the 
> current active directory, i.e., the directory from which gnuplot is 
> launched if it can't find gnuplot_x11 in the expected place.  

No way.  The security guys would immediately hang us by the toes for such
a thing.  They're nervous enough about the setuid install if the libvga
terminal is compiled in as it is.

> If nobody likes that idea, fine.  However, the second thing is that
> after running gnuplot without "gnuplot_x11" present, the command line
> hung.  

Which one: the gnuplot prompt or the shell, after you returned from
gnuplot?

> CNTRL-C broke from the hang, 

Broke to where?

> but afterward typing any keyboard keys no longer produces a response at
> the command line.

Which command line? Did you try to clean up the terminal's state typing
"stty sane" blindly?

> That may be a bug.

Could be.  Ethan, I guess this one's in your ballbark --- I'm almost
willing to bet it's caused by the mouse or font feedback stuff, so
please see if you can do something about it.

I seriously got to get some sleep now.

-- 
Hans-Bernhard Broeker (br...@ph...)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.